May
26
A Life Well Lived and The Legacy We Leave Behind
"Carlos, if I had eight more like you, I'd be a happy man."
Those were the words my high school baseball coach said to me one day during my senior year in 1982. Now, more than forty years later, I still remember them.
That's the impact that kind words can have on a young man and it's a reflection of the character that my coach embodied throughout his life.
Coach Dunk, as he was known by his ballplayers and assistants, was a players' coach. A man's man, who was genuine through and through. He loved his players, whether they were the stars of the team, or the also-rans like me. And, his players loved him, on and off the field.
For many of my teammates, he was the only father they knew. For others, who were fortunate to have loving fathers, he was like a second dad.
Those were the words my high school baseball coach said to me one day during my senior year in 1982. Now, more than forty years later, I still remember them.
That's the impact that kind words can have on a young man and it's a reflection of the character that my coach embodied throughout his life.
Coach Dunk, as he was known by his ballplayers and assistants, was a players' coach. A man's man, who was genuine through and through. He loved his players, whether they were the stars of the team, or the also-rans like me. And, his players loved him, on and off the field.
For many of my teammates, he was the only father they knew. For others, who were fortunate to have loving fathers, he was like a second dad.
